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Direct linkZappala-Piemme, Kerri E.; Sturman, Edward D.; Brannigan, Gary G.; Brannigan, Michael J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
We evaluated a curriculum that focused on bolstering grit and locus of control in seventh grade students at a school in upstate New York. The intervention included lessons aimed at building a growth mindset and determination, along with writing projects and collaborative work. A pre-post design was utilized such that surveys measuring grit and…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Resilience (Psychology), Persistence, Student Characteristics
Christine Jennings Watson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Prior studies conducted on college students' perceptions of their academic control have demonstrated that academic attributions are malleable and that low levels of perceived control leading to academic failure can be mitigated by employing an Attributional Retraining (AR) intervention designed to modify maladaptive attributions. This study…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Locus of Control, Self Concept, College Freshmen
Graham, Sandra; Taylor, April Z. – Theory Into Practice, 2022
Attribution theory is concerned with why outcomes occur such as "Why did I fail the exam?" or "Why are they picking on me?" (Weiner, 1986, 2018; see Graham, 2020 for a review). Although this article focuses on achievement, attributions are relevant to the social as well as the achievement domain. Both questions concern failure…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Intervention, Retraining, Student Motivation
Ofole, Ndidi Mercy – Open Learning, 2022
A descriptive survey design was adopted to investigate the relationship that exists amongst locus of control, work engagement, organisational reward system, job satisfaction and social loafing among the staff of distance learning programme in South-western Nigeria. Four hundred and forty-seven (males = 184; females = 263) learners support staff…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Open Universities, Gender Differences
Orom, Heather; Schofield, Elizabeth; Kiviniemi, Marc T.; Waters, Erika A.; Hay, Jennifer L. – Health Education Journal, 2021
Background: Avoiding health information is relatively common and is associated with lower knowledge of health risks and lower engagement in protective health behaviour. Health information avoidance likely limits the effectiveness of health communication interventions. Objective: To identify beliefs associated with avoiding health information.…
Descriptors: Risk, Health Behavior, Information Sources, Communications
Skalski, Sebastian; Pochwatko, Grzegorz; Balas, Robert – Infant and Child Development, 2021
Commonly proven abnormalities in the structure and functioning of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) are related to cognitive deficits in children with ADHD. The purpose of the randomized controlled study was to assess the efficacy of intervention using hemoencephalographic biofeedback (HEG BFB) in PFC in ADHD and neurotypical children. The final cohort…
Descriptors: Biofeedback, Relaxation Training, Intervention, Children
